A BAND who have taken their name from a book by moors murderer Ian Brady were today labelled “sick”.

Huddersfield group, Gates of Janus, will tonight play in Manchester – home of Brady’s five victims.

Lindley man Edwin Williams said: “When walking through Manchester I noticed a poster for a band called Gates of Janus.

“The name stuck in my head for some reason and it wasn’t until I reached home that I realised this name is taken straight from Ian Brady’s book on serial killing.”

Mr Williams, 37, said: “It is an outrage that such a band should be allowed to play in the city, where the events of the moors murders are still very sensitive. I am very offended by this, as I am sure many people will be.

“If this isn’t a case for censorship, I don’t know what is. Something should be done to stop this sick band playing in Manchester, Huddersfield, or anywhere in the North where the murders are a not-so-distant memory.”

Mr Williams added he was disappointed that Gates of Janus come from Huddersfield.

He said: “You would have thought that a band from Huddersfield, where the moors murders are still poignant, might have thought a bit more about how many people they would upset.”

But a spokesman for Gates of Janus denied that their music glorified Ian Brady.

He said: “Clearly this person has not understood the message of our music. Our lyrics do not ‘glorify’ the murders, merely tell part of a story that is ingrained in our local history.

“Even 20 years ago bands like Slayer were writing about religious hypocrisy, and historical events such as the Holocaust, and they have consistently said they are not themselves supportive of those events.”

The spokesman added: “Bands such as Children Of Bodom and The Black Dahlia Murder are also named after famous murders, and they are successful international acts. Outside of metal, artists such as The Smiths have dealt with the moors murders as well.”

Brady and Myra Hindley murdered five children, aged between 10 and 17, from 1963 to 1965.

Four of the victims were found buried on Saddleworth Moor. The body of the fifth victim, 12-year-old Keith Bennett, has never been found.

American company Feral House published Brady’s book, Gates of Janus, in 2001.